In this deeply powerful episode of the Smart Dating Academy Podcast, Bela Gandhi sits down with relationship expert Robin Ducharme, founder of Real Love Ready, to unpack the real skills behind lasting love, emotional availability, and healing from unhealthy relationship patterns.
Read MoreIn this episode, Smart Dating Academy founder Bela Gandhi shares the mindset shifts and strategies that help singles successfully navigate dating after 50, dating after divorce, and online dating in midlife.
Read MoreIn this deeply insightful conversation, Bela Gandhi sits down with the magnificent Dr. Amanda Hanson (the Midlife Muse on Instagram) to explore the hidden self-worth patterns that quietly sabotage love, especially for high-achieving women and men who are successful in life but struggling to find emotionally available partners.
Read MoreIn this powerful conversation, relationship coach Bela Gandhi sits down with therapist Kevin Mimms to unpack dating anxiety, emotional availability, and how high-achieving professionals can regulate their nervous systems to build healthy relationships.
Read MoreIn this episode of the Smart Dating Academy Podcast, I sit down with Laura Day, intuitive teacher and author of Prism: Seven Steps to Heal Your Past and Transform Your Future, to talk about what it really means to heal emotionally and how that healing shapes every relationship we create.
Read MoreIn this powerful episode of the Smart Dating Academy Podcast, Bela Gandhi shares Elayne’s dating journey, a story that resonates deeply with high-achieving women and men who want to find love without settling.
Read MoreDating doesn’t come with a manual, but when you learn the right tools, everything changes. In this powerful episode, Bela Gandhi sits down with Smart Dating Academy client Monica Campbell, who opens up about her transformation from dating burnout to finding a healthy, reciprocal, emotionally available partner.
Read MoreIn this inspiring episode, Bela talks with Smart Dating Academy client Jeannette, who rebuilt her life after the end of a 30 year marriage.
She opens up about grief, raising five children, losing a child, divorce, and what it took to heal and find herself again.
What would you do if dating apps just weren’t cutting it anymore?
When Lisa Catalano decided to rent a billboard to find her husband, the world took notice. Bela, as ABC News' Relationship Expert, was asked to appear on "Nightline" to talk about Lisa's bold moves, and Bela & Lisa immediately hit it off :) In this inspiring conversation, Bela Gandhi, founder of Smart Dating Academy, sits down with Lisa to unpack what led to this bold move, the unexpected reactions she received (including 3,800 applications to become her husband), and what it is teaching her about confidence, vulnerability, and real-world dating in 2025.
In this empowering episode, Bela sits down with Dr. Jeanne Michele — relationship specialist, psychologist, and author of The Infidelity Cure — to talk about what it really means to date and love authentically.
Read MoreBela Gandhi sits down with Smart Dating Academy coach Ilene Collins to unpack one of the most common — and overlooked — challenges in modern dating: dating fatigue.
Read MoreDating doesn’t have to feel like the awkward lunchroom of middle school — and in this episode, we’re showing you exactly how to leave that behind. I’m joined by our very own Smart Dating Academy coach, Kathy Citera, who brings her trademark humor, wisdom, and lived experience to the table.
Read MoreIn this episode of the Smart Dating Academy Podcast, I’m joined by therapist Jaime Bronstein. With over 20 years of experience, Jaime has helped countless singles heal and grow!
Read MoreIn this episode of the Smart Dating Academy Podcast, I sit down with Colleen Sarihan, whose journey is a reminder that love can show up when you least expect it—and often in the most magical ways.
Read MoreReady to finally understand the cosmic blueprint of your love life? In this episode of The Smart Dating Academy Podcast, Bela sits down with celebrity Vedic astrologer and relationship coach Carol Allen to reveal how ancient astrology meets modern relationship science—helping you find (and keep) the love you deserve.
Read MoreI’m so excited to share this week’s powerful story, featuring a journey of resilience, radical self-growth, and finding remarkable love later in life. In this unforgettable episode, you’ll meet our client Shari—a vibrant, creative powerhouse who, after divorce and two breakups with the same man, rewrote her love story at 64.
Read MoreIn this rich, soul-stirring conversation, Bela sits down with Arielle Ford—bestselling author, spiritual teacher, and modern-day love alchemist—to talk about her first novel, The Love Thief. Part spiritual romance, part thriller, this story takes readers on a wild emotional ride through heartbreak, karma, and ultimately, deep healing.
Read MoreIn this honest, hilarious, and totally validating convo, I sit down with Meredith Goldstein—beloved Boston Globe advice columnist and author of the “Love Letters” column and podcast—to unpack the messy, magical, and maddening ways we fall for each other in today’s world.
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